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The work continues.

Trump is gone for the moment. The problems remain.

Blake Chastain
Jan 22, 2021
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Yesterday was the end of a difficult era. For those of us who were Trump’s opponents, it was a moment of relief. And yet many were quick to express sentiments like this:

Twitter avatar for @HannahDrake628Hannah Drake @HannahDrake628
Today was great but let us not forget- remember when y’all got lax about fighting the good fight because Barack Obama was voted into office. And y’all see what happened. Fighting for justice is an ongoing fight. We have not yet arrived. Don’t stop. Keep going!

January 21st 2021

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And they are correct.

Already, we are seeing McConnell return to his obstructionist methods.

Twitter avatar for @AriBermanAri Berman @AriBerman
Truly astonishing to hear Mitch McConnell talk about respecting Senate rules after he stole 2 Supreme Court seats for Trump & blocked 110 Obama judicial nominees

January 21st 2021

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Already, we see Ted Cruz, who supported overturning the results of a free and fair election, lobby ridiculous claims against the Biden Administration rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement.

Twitter avatar for @missmks88Mohona Kapur Siddique @missmks88
I feel like @tedcruz needs a reminder that the @AFLCIO gave him a 6% score on supporting #unions and #workers 🤷‍♀️ as in, he’s *very literally* one of the worst out there when it comes to supporting worker interests 🤷‍♀️

Ted Cruz @tedcruz

Who do you stand with? Paris or Pittsburgh? If you support blue-collar union workers, if you stand for jobs, get your free bumper sticker here: https://t.co/WS98mc41SZ https://t.co/Xm7aDSIv4Z

January 21st 2021

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Already, we see evangelicals trying to distance themselves from Trump broadly:

Twitter avatar for @AntheaButlerProfB @AntheaButler
Evangelicals have started the long tap dance to try to dance away from Donald Trump, their lord and Savior. Yep. Exhibit A, David Brooks article in the NYT yesterday
Opinion | Trump Ignites a War Within the ChurchAfter a week of Trumpist mayhem, white evangelicals wrestle with what they’ve become.nytimes.com

January 20th 2021

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Already, the are trying to deny their culpability in the Capitol Siege:

Twitter avatar for @ChristnNitemareChristian Nightmares @ChristnNitemare
Franklin Graham just said, "The Capitol, when it was attacked on the 6th, I know that a lot of media are trying to spin this that Christians were behind it" but that he's watched many videos of the attack and that's not what he saw...
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January 20th 2021

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Already, white evangelical leaders are making statements like this:

Twitter avatar for @DennyBurkDenny Burk @DennyBurk
Just to clarify: When you read headlines about President Biden restoring "diversity training" to federal agencies, what that means is that he has restored CRT-infused propaganda to federal agencies. No surprises here. Just wanted to clarify.
Biden diversity order reverses Trump ban on “white privilege” trainingPresident Joe Biden’s order overturning former President Donald Trump’s diversity training ban said that “a historic movement for justice has highlighted the unbearable costs of systemic racism.”newsweek.com

January 21st 2021

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And anti-trans statements like this:

Twitter avatar for @albertmohlerAlbert Mohler @albertmohler
Misgendering America — What’s the Real Meaning of President Biden Nominating a Transgender Doctor to High Office? #TheBriefing
Thursday, January 21, 2021The Inauguration of an American President: The Image and the Reality President Biden Issues Call for Unity — But His Executive Orders Drive Hard Left Misgendering America — What’s the Real Meaning of President Biden Nominating a Transgender Doctor to High Office?albertmohler.com

January 21st 2021

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Already, the same dividing lines that have been primarily decided and delineated by conservatives are asserting themselves.

Already, we see conservatives wanting to return to “normal” after support for their president motivated a violent insurrection.

Already, we see white evangelicals have not taken anything to heart, or turned toward introspection:

Twitter avatar for @robertpjonesRobert P. Jones @robertpjones
@PRRIpoll BREAKING: No sign of a white evangelical reckoning. To the end, white evangelicals stood by Trump. Even after Trump encouraged a violent riot at the Capitol, 62% hold a favorable view of the former president. Via @PRRIpoll final favorability numbers.
prri.org/research/more-…
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January 20th 2021

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The work continues. We must continue to hold those who enabled Trump, and those who built the foundations that Trump claimed as his own, accountable. We must continue to press on.

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